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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 864
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING & STRUCK HER HEAD AGAINST A CHANDELIER COMPLAIN- ING OF PAIN TO HEAD & DIZZINESS. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CAHNGING OVERHEAD LIGHT WHEN FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD, NO LOC DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT CHANDELIER WHICH FELL AND CUT HIS HEAD. LACERATION OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 50 LB CHANDELIER FELL 10 FT HITTING PT IN HEAD NO LOC DX HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WHEN HE ACCIDENT- ALLY STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 64 YO FEMALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HER ON DANCE FLOOR AT HILTON - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HAD A CHANDELIER FALL ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A LIGHT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD IN LIGHT FIXTURE IN TRAILER DX. HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WALKED INTO DENTIST'S HEAD LAMP WITH FOREHEAD MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| BROKE CEILING LIGHT WITH BALL,FALLING GLASS CUT SCALP-LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 56 YO MALE HAD LARGE LIGHT FIXTURE IN SANDS HOTEL ROOM FELL AND HIT HIM IN HEAD - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHI-@ NURSING HOME-HIT IN HEAD W/A GLASS LAMP SHADE THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A LIGHT FELL ON HEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS PICKED UPHIGH, HIT HEAD ON CHANDILER. DX-HEMATOMA HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHI - 13 YOM WAS STRUCK WHEN A CEILING LIGHT FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO HER HEAD RESULTING IN A CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT GLOBE DX LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION HEAD - 43 YOF C/O HEAD INJURY S/P GLASS COVER FALLING AND HI TTING HER ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WHILE ON "***" TRAIN , A LIGHT FIXTURE COVER FELL ON PTS HEAD, HEAD INJ URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| ABRA AND HEMATOMA TO HEAD AFTER A GLASS GLOBE FROM A LIGHT FELL ON IT.D X. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WALKED UNDER CHANDELIER AND BRASS ON CHANDELIER CUT TOP OF HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| PT INA HOTEL ROOM WHEN THE LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF THE WALL STRIKING HE R IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD; LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT STATES LIGHT FELL FROM KITCHEN CEILING STRUCK PT ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Stairs or steps |
| WALKING DOWNSTAIRS & HIT LOW LIGHT FIXTURE. ACUTE CHI W/ FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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